Undergraduate

 

A bachelor's degree with a major in sociology provides a liberal arts backround with exposure to sociological perspective that lead to an improved understanding of our social world and our relationship to the macro and micro social enviornments in which we live. The undergraduate major provides students with opportunities to study the methods and perspectives of the discipline as well as to sample a number of the substantive specialties of the field such as deviance, medical sociology, or formal organizations. Undergraduate majors should expect to become critical consumers of information, well informed about the diversity of American society and the world and well versed in the dominant social issues of the times. 

The requirements for a degree in Sociology are listed below. There is a great deal of flexibility to accommodate individual interests, with a core of classes providing the essential theory and methods backround. 

Courses

In addition to fulfilling the General Education Requirements (GER) required by UND to graduate, students wishing to obtain a B.A. and major in Sociology through the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete an additional 33 semester credit hours, which include: 

Soc 301 Basic Sociology Theory .............................3 credits
Soc 323 Sociological Research Methods .................3 credits
Soc 326 Sociological Statistics ................................3 credits
Soc 361 Social Psychology ......................................4 credits
Soc 475 Sociology Capstone ..................................3 credits
9 credit hours from:
Soc 306 Social Change ...........................................3 credits
Soc 335 The Family .................................................3 credits
Soc 431 Organizations and Behavior ......................3 credits
Soc 437 Population .................................................3 credits
Soc 450 Deviant Behavior .......................................3 credits
Electives in Sociology ..............................................8 credits

Courses Offered Through Sociology

Soc 110 Introduction to Sociology	Soc 355 Drugs and Society
Soc 115 Social Problems	Soc 361 Social Psychology
Soc 250 Diversity in American Society	Soc 397 Cooperative Education
Soc 252 Criminology	Soc 407 Political Sociology
Soc 253 Juvenile Delinquency	Soc 409 Selected Topics in Sociology
Soc 301 Basic Sociological Theory	Soc 431 Organizations and Behavior
Soc 306 Social Change	Soc 435 Racial and Ethnic Relations
Soc 309 Selected Topics	Soc 436 Social Inequality
Soc 323 Sociological Research Methods	Soc 437 Population
Soc 326 Sociological Statistics	Soc 450 Deviant Behavior
Soc 331 Rural Sociology	Soc 475 Sociology Capstone
Soc 335 The Family	Soc 489 Senior Honors Thesis
Soc 340 Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles	Soc 492 Practicum in Sociology
Soc 352 Aging	Soc 494 Readings in Sociology
Soc 354 Medical Sociology

Students must also complete a concentration in a single supplementary field other than sociology. This can be completed through: (1) a language proficiency of level IV in a modern foreign language; or (2) 20 credit hours (at least nine of which must be numbered 300 or above) in any single subject matter taught at the University of North Dakota.